| BPI | bacterial permeability-increasing [protein]; Basic Personality Inventory; beef-pork insulin; blood p... |
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| CPI | California Personality Inventory; Cancer Potential Index; congenital palatopharyngeal incompetence; ... |
| CPS | carbamoylphosphate synthetase; cardioplegic perfusion solution; centipoise; cervical pain syndrome; ... |
| CTP | California Test of Personality; citrate transport protein; clinical terms project; comprehensive tre... |
| DPI | daily permissible intake; days post inoculation; dietary protein intake; diphtheria-pertussis immuni... |
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| Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory | A questionnaire type of psychological test for ages 16 and over, with 550 true-false statements coded in 4 validity and 10 personality scales which may be administered in both an individual or group format. Synonym: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory test | A questionnaire type of psychological test for ages 16 and over, with 550 true-false statements coded in 4 validity and 10 personality scales which may be administered in both an individual or group format. Synonym: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compulsive personality | A personality characterised by rigidity, extreme inhibition, perfectionism, and excessive concern with conformity and adherence to standards of conscience either for the individual or for others. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compulsive personality disorder | <psychology> A personality disorder which is characterised by the avoidance of feelings, emotion and intimacy within a framework of strict adherence to rules and order. (05 Jan 1998) |
| multiple personality | A dissociative disorder in which two or more distinct conscious personality's alternately prevail in the same person, without any personality being aware of the other. See: dual personality. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multiple personality disorder | A dissociative disorder in which the individual adopts two or more distinct personalities. Each personality is a fully integrated and complex unit with memories, behaviour patterns and social friendships. Transition from one personality to another is sudden. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cyclothymic personality | A personality disorder in which a person experiences regularly alternating periods of elation and depression, (see bipolar illness) usually not related to external circumstances or situation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| cyclothymic personality disorder | A personality disorder in which a person experiences regularly alternating periods of elation and depression, (see bipolar illness) usually not related to external circumstances or situation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| schizoid personality | A disorder characterised by social withdrawal, emotional coldness or aloofness, and indifference to praise or criticism from others. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schizoid personality disorder | An individual who is isolated, cold and indifferent. (27 Sep 1997) |
| schizotypal personality disorder | An individual who is eccentric with ideas, reference, magical thinking and suspicious. (27 Sep 1997) |
| schizotypical personality | A personality disorder characterised by eccentricities in thinking, appearance, and behaviour; although not psychotic, individuals with such a disorder have unusual ideas and have difficulty relating to others. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychopathic personality | A personality disorder characterised by a continuous and persistent pattern of aggressive behaviour in which the rights of others are violated. See: psychopath, sociopath. Synonym: psychopathic personality. (05 Mar 2000) |
| histrionic personality | A personality in which a person, typically immature, dependent, self-centreed, and often vain, exhibits unstable, overreactive, and excitable behaviour intended to gain attention even though he or she may not be aware of this intent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| histrionic personality disorder | An individual who is dramatic, engaging, self-centreed and attention seeking. (27 Sep 1997) |